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Take it back, take it way Take it way, way back to the first man At the very moment when looked around and said "Fuck it, I'ma this land"
wanna tell me what I am, what I am not "You ain't black, you a mothafuckin' boy Shut ya mouth, do it boy, a'ight boy? Man, why you such a boy?" "Why you always talk about being Skin too white, fuck that" Everything you about, cut that That door you trying to open, you could shut Grip the gat, yeah that's how buck back Tell me what I am and what I now All prejudice has got to go Life is moving fast, it to slow down Come and see me I am in yo' town what we preach before it go down Practice what we before it go Yes, I got the to gab fo sho I have to get the gat? No, no Yes, I got to to gab fo sho But will have to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get Masta down inside of me The plantation deep down of me fuck like sodomy 'Cause one or the other what it be me why my momma gotta lie to me Unity for everyone lied to me
Peace on Earth I try to be
I just wanna spread the of equality And yes, I got to to gab fo sho I have to get the gat? No, no Yes, I got to to gab fo sho But will have to get the gat, get the gat, get the, get the
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Take it back, it way back Take it way, way to the first white man
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it back, take it way back Take it way, way back to about Shady Grove in Rockville, Maryland 7: 36 a.m., a biracial baby was born To a black father and a mother that wasn't there Addicted to crack cocaine, alcohol, and various drugs as his mom (Way, way back) So I'm gonna tell you that, right? And I'm gonna you about how All this young boy ever was happiness All he ever was positivity All he ever to do was entertain And this boy went through You gotta understand, his mother was racist, is crazy 'Cause how in the fuck is you have All these black babies black men but you racist Like bitch, don't make no sense, but it is what it is You know, he up, her callin' him a nigger The at school callin' him a cracker as black, looking as white Being told what you can or be This kid went everything He through He saw narcotics in the Violence, murderers, drug dealers, he was There was crazy shit happened to this kid And he persevered while the world said they said? Said you be shit! You ain't be nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin' Nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin', And I, and he, he said fuck that, I'ma And that's why the message is always peace, and positivity See, he always saw things two sides He saw things from two sides He always that the message Everybody was equal of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation He that because he saw that (Take it back, it way back it way) Because he was stripped and down By his brothers and sisters that were uneducated And that did not And he was stripped and he was torn By his side that did not know These people are ignorant That see the bigger picture That must fight and kill and each other But once again, all he ever to do Was spread a of equality For every man, woman, and Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and orientation (Take it back, it way back it way, way back to the first) Now imagine this growing up And seeing the shit a part of the craziest shit Running with the wrong people Running with guns and knives And and stealing and, and all this Because he didn't know, he know! But he deep down in his heart that it wasn't right And he knew he needed to get away from it Now I you to also imagine, that at 17 years old This child, okay, leaves home and gets two jobs to support Two jobs he works in the morning and the evenings And he would then come home To eight or nine hours of sleep But spend four, five, six of that Working on music, Grabbing the control and looking in the mirror And pretending to see and thousands and thousands of people Just chanting his Hoping it would happen But the, but the, but the world no! Mothafucka, mothafucka no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no Ya nigga, ya cracka, ya white boy, ya black No-no! (Take it back, take it way it way, way back to the first) And he said that He said peace, love, and He said for all man Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and orientation, yeah Now I want you to also People telling him that he did not live life "You just a boy You ain't experienced that shit You Gaithersburg, Maryland, nothing happens there Oh no, no, we know, we weren't We live with you, we didn't live in your Section 8 household We live with the narcotics and violence in your household We saw it from the outside, outside, outside, outside Outside, outside, outside, And you white, you gotta have money, right?" (Take it back, take it way Take it way, way back to the black man) And this young man persevered in Of what told him he was, wasn't, and would never be (Take it back, it way back it way, way back to the first black) And man is here today, proud A of all human beings Regardless of race, religion, color, creed, sexual orientation, yeah, And here to say Even though all born and created equal We are not treated There's on every side And you just do your best to live life And let other people believe they wanna believe As long as not hurtin' anybody You can they're going to hell You can believe it's not You can you're superior, fine Just stop each other